Magnolia Street NE Old Northeast Courtyards
Magnolia Street NE is an Old Northeast block with brick paving, mature canopy, and houses that sit close to the setback. A courtyard here is usually a side or rear court, not a wide suburban pad. The paver field has to respect the brick street out front and the floor elevation of a house that may be a century old.
Scale and water
We keep the court off the trunk flare, sleeve any landscape lighting before the base, and pitch the field to a discreet drain so water does not run at the stem wall. Colors stay in the sand and clay range that already lives on these streets. A bright modern blend reads wrong against brick and clapboard, and it is harder to repair later.
Court sized to the lot, not a catalog rectangle
Drain before pavers, clear of the foundation
Lighting and irrigation sleeved in the base
Edge that can meet an existing brick walk without a cold joint lip
PaverForge works Old Northeast courtyards from our shop in St. Pete Beach. Call 727-490-9798 or start at https://www.paverforge.com/services.
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